Wednesday, April 15, 2015

What MIN-Corps Programs Would YOU Be Interested In? Take Our Survey

As we plan upcoming MIN-Corps seminars, we'd like to understand what YOU are interested in.  Please go to this link to give us YOUR ideas: https://umn.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_da0usdGrh1Gc1a5

To give you a sense of what we've done so far, below is the list of the Spring 2015 MIN-Corps seminars.
  • 10 Types of Innovation – February 12
  • Securing Intellectual Property – February 17
  • 3D Printing and Bionics – February 28
  • Tapping the Potential of Plant Genomics – March 28
  • Funding Research and Innovation-Driven Ventures: SBIR and STTR – April 14
  • Lean Startup 101 – April 22
Each semester, we also offer STARTUP (MGMT 4100/6100), a 2-credit, full-semester course,for participants to determine the product-market fit and business model for a business idea.

Give us your thoughts on what more we could be doing!

Monday, April 6, 2015

Panelists at April 14 Seminar Will Give Personal Perspectives on SBIR/STTR Funding

On Tuesday, April 14 at 4:30 pm, we'll be hosting a seminar on SBIR and STTR federal funding.  In addition to having Jesus Soriano of the NSF as our keynote speaker, we'll also have industry panelists share their experience and advice with federal small business research grants.  For more information and to register, click here.
Gary Pozarnsky, President of Applied Colloids.
Anja Metzger, Vice President of Research & Product Development and Grant Affairs at Advanced Circulatory Systems.

Pat Dillon, Director, Federal SBIR/STTR Programs (MN-SBIR) at the Metropolitan Economic Development Association.
Diane Goodwin, Founder and President of BlueSky Designs